{"id":"F2023L00873","name":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Darling Alluvium) Instrument 2023","slug":"water-accredited-water-resource-plan-darling-alluvium-instrument-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441969,"registerId":"F2023L00873-fast-fetch-1775957123403","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Darling Alluvium) Instrument 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nWater (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Darling Alluvium) Instrument 2023\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 22 June 2023   \n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Accredited water resource plan\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan—Darling Alluvium) Instrument 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 63 of the Water Act 2007.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a)      Authority;\n\n(b)      Basin Plan;\n\n(c)      water resource plan;\n\n(d)      water resource plan area.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Water Act 2007.\n\n5  Accredited water resource plan\n\n(1)    For the purposes of subparagraph 63(5)(b)(i) of the Act, the proposed water resource plan for the Darling Alluvium water resource plan area specified in subsection (2) is accredited.\n\n(2)    The plan is the document titled Darling Alluvium Water Resource Plan as in force on the day that this instrument is made, excluding any material identified as not forming part of the plan.\n\nNote 1: The plan could in 2023 be accessed on the Authority website at www.mdba.gov.au.\n\nNote 2: The plan meets the requirements that a water resource plan for a water resource plan area must comply with to be accredited: see table item 11 of subsection 22(1) of the Act and Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan.\n\nNote 3: The accreditation of the plan ceases to have effect in accordance with the Act: see sections 54 and 64.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 63 of the Water Act 2007 — accrediting water resource plans. There is no scope creep; it is a standard, narrow administrative instrument that does precisely what its enabling provision authorises."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 5 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Minimal defined terms — only 1 definition ('Act'), with others incorporated by reference to the parent Act","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward accreditation function","No nested conditions, exceptions, or complex logical structures","Heavy reliance on external documents — the actual substantive content lives in the accredited plan, not in this instrument itself","Cross-references are minimal and clear (sections 63, 54, 64 of the Water Act 2007; Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives formal Commonwealth approval to the Darling Alluvium Water Resource Plan, making that externally hosted plan legally effective under the Water Act 2007. It affects water users in the Darling Alluvium, the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority and relevant state and federal regulators, and matters because it enforces rules on extraction and environmental flows as part of the Murray‑Darling Basin reform."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not alter the substantive scope of water management; it formally accredits the existing proposed Darling Alluvium Water Resource Plan as in force on the instrument date (s5(1)-(2)). Any change to who is covered or the plan's rules would require amendment of the plan itself or action under the Water Act; accreditation termination is governed by sections 54 and 64 of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, single-purpose instrument: short text that only declares accreditation (s5(1)-(2)).","Relies on an external, substantive document (the Darling Alluvium Water Resource Plan) whose content determines rights and obligations.","Cross-references to multiple external legal sources (Water Act 2007 s63; notes cite s22(1) item 11 and Chapter 10 of the Basin Plan).","Ministerial action required (instrument made and dated by the Minister; s3 Authority).","Accreditation is time-limited or revocable under the Act (sections 54 and 64), creating procedural dependency on statutory processes.","Absence of operational detail in the instrument shifts compliance and enforcement complexity to the plan and other instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Environment Minister under section 63 of the Water Act 2007, accredits the Darling Alluvium Water Resource Plan and thereby makes that plan the operative water-management framework for the Darling Alluvium area. It affects local water users, licence holders and regulators by fixing the rules and obligations contained in the accredited plan (see s5(1)-(2)). Accreditation can cease under the Act (sections 54 and 64). The instrument relies on the plan as published by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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